Force file link to download only?

[carla]

Is there a way with a FrontPage file link to force that
file to download only without being able to view? My
situation is that I have Word files on my website that I
want my users ONLY to download - not open in the IE Word
viewer. Can this be done? Thanks.

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Put them in a zip file.
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Tom Pepper Willett [Microsoft MVP - FrontPage]
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| Is there a way with a FrontPage file link to force that
| file to download only without being able to view? My
| situation is that I have Word files on my website that I
| want my users ONLY to download - not open in the IE Word
| viewer. Can this be done? Thanks.

 

[carla]

I thought about putting them in a ZIP file, but I would
really rather have then download natively, but without the
option being presented to open the file.

-----Original Message-----
Put them in a zip file.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
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| Is there a way with a FrontPage file link to force that
| file to download only without being able to view? My
| situation is that I have Word files on my website that I
| want my users ONLY to download - not open in the IE Word
| viewer. Can this be done? Thanks.


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[Stefan B Rusynko]

Not possible since IE recognizes .doc as a valid mime type for users w/ Word




| I thought about putting them in a ZIP file, but I would
| really rather have then download natively, but without the
| option being presented to open the file.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Put them in a zip file.
| >--
| >=====================================================
| >Tom Pepper Willett [Microsoft MVP - FrontPage]
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| >-------------------
| >Microsoft FrontPage:
| >
| http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.
| mspx
| >
| http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
| >To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
| support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >=====================================================
| >| >| Is there a way with a FrontPage file link to force that
| >| file to download only without being able to view? My
| >| situation is that I have Word files on my website that I
| >| want my users ONLY to download - not open in the IE Word
| >| viewer. Can this be done? Thanks.
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[Kevin Spencer]

It IS possible; however, it requires server-side programming to do it.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[Peter Aitken]

I thought about putting them in a ZIP file, but I would
really rather have then download natively, but without the
option being presented to open the file.

A ZIP file will not necessarily work either. I have my system configured so
that a ZIP file is automatically opened when I click the link (I have virus
scanning so I feel safe doing this). And therein lies the problem - the
default browser action when a download link is clicked (IE anyway) is to pop
up a dialog with the choices Open or Save. The user can specify that a
certain type -DOC or ZIP - always be opened without asking. THe only
possibility I can think of is to use ftp but I am not sure if this would
work.

Peter Aitken